Viewpoints
S 881/ HR 2099, Response to
Steve Lewis
By Carol Cairnes
April 10, 2010
Saturday
Steve Lewis's solution is to pass the problem on to other folks
and keep this treacherous legislation alive. Value is not what
is due Sealaska under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act,
land is. The value rests in what Sealaska makes of it.
S. 881 and HR 2099 is "Camel's Nose" legislation.
It sets up a mechanism for conveying public lands and resources
to private corporations. The organizations Mr. Lewis is associated
with are closely tied to the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
(SEACC). SEACC is private non-profit corporation with a mandate
from its foundation funders to trade corporatization of public
lands for wilderness designation. American citizens and small
businesses in Southeast Alaska are the ones who get cut out of
the woods if this legislation ever becomes law.
Carol Cairnes
Tongass Conservation Society President
Ketchikan, AK
Received April 09, 2010 - Published
April 10, 2010
Related Viewpoint:
 The
Sealaska Lands Bill, S.881: A Problem with a Solution By
Steve Lewis
Viewpoints - Opinion Letters:
Webmail
Your Opinion Letter to the Editor
Note: Comments published
on Viewpoints are the opinions of the writer
and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Sitnews.
E-mail your letters
& opinions to editor@sitnews.us
Your full name, city and state are required for letter publication.
SitNews
©2010
Stories In The News
Ketchikan, Alaska
|